Senior Manager, Media Relations

About Robin Hood

We are NYC’s largest local poverty-fighting philanthropy, and since 1988, we have invested $3 billion to elevate and fuel New Yorkers’ permanent escapes from poverty. Aside from years when we've championed relief efforts, 2025 was our largest grantmaking year, distributing more than $140 million to 295 community partners. We create pathways out of poverty through our strategic partnerships on child care, child poverty, jobs, living wages, and much more.

We are scaling impact at a population level for the 2.2 million New Yorkers living in poverty. At Robin Hood, we believe your starting point in life should not define where you end up. To learn more about our work and impact, read our Annual Report and follow us on X @Robin

HoodNYC or go to robinhood.org.

The Manager of Media Relations is a hands-on, execution-focused role responsible for driving Robin Hood's earned media strategy and day-to-day press engagement, with a particular focus on translating Robin Hood's policy and advocacy priorities and donor-facing impact for media audiences. This position spends the majority of its time proactively pitching stories, briefing reporters, and preparing Robin Hood's executives and program staff for media opportunities, with a smaller but critical role as a strategic thought partner to the Chief Communications Officer on messaging and as the owner of Robin Hood's earned media reporting and monitoring.

This is an ideal role for a communications professional who thrives on the fast pace of press relations, has strong relationships with (or a track record of building relationships with) New York-based and national reporters covering poverty, economic mobility, policy related to safety net programs, and philanthropy, and is comfortable translating complex policy, research, and donor impact into clear, compelling media narratives.

The Senior Manager, Media Relations will report to the Chief Communications Officer.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Proactively pitch story ideas, research, and grantee/program impact narratives to reporters across print, broadcast, digital, and trade press.
• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for incoming media inquiries, triaging and routing requests appropriately.
• Draft and manage press releases, media alerts, statements, pitch materials, and other press-facing collateral.
• Build and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, and producers covering poverty, economic mobility, philanthropy, and New York City policy — including housing, homelessness, education, workforce development, food insecurity, and the City budget.
• Prepare briefing materials and talking points for executive and program staff ahead of interviews, and coach spokespeople on message delivery.
• Coordinate logistics for interviews, press events, and media briefings.
• Track media opportunities tied to Robin Hood's research, grantmaking, and programmatic priorities, and recommend timely angles for outreach.
• Support rapid response and crisis communications efforts, including drafting holding statements, coordinating fast-turnaround media responses, and helping prepare spokespeople for sensitive or high-stakes media moments.

• Draft statements, Q&A, media briefing documents, and one-pagers related to City and State policy issues that intersect with Robin Hood's grantmaking and advocacy priorities.
• Translate complex policy, research, and regulatory developments into clear, accessible, media-ready messaging.
• Coordinate closely with Robin Hood's Grants & Public Policy team and other internal stakeholders to ensure messaging is accurate, aligned, and reflects the latest policy…